War among sunflowers. Volunteers of Donbass
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Dates2014 - 2014
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In late 2013 – early 2014Kiev saw a mass insurgency.
In late 2013 – early 2014Kiev saw a mass insurgency. A surge of patriotism following the victory of Euromaidan, Crimea annexed by Russians and the war in Donbass overwhelmed Ukrainian men: many of them joined volunteer military battalions. One of such formations is the Donbas battalion. These volunteer military units enlist more and more recruits from the ordinary people. Having passed a short-term training course, they are sent to the battlefront.